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  1. Acquire and make easily accessible to zoo and aquarium professionals the current body of knowledge on animal welfare and ethics.
  2. Conduct and facilitate welfare assessments and applied welfare research on captive exotic animals.
  3. Convene important discussions and presentations on captive exotic animal welfare and ethics.
  4. Train professionals on captive exotic animal welfare best practices and policies.
  5. Recognize advances in improving captive exotic animal welfare and ethics through awards.
URL: https://detroitzoo.org/resources/?fwp_search=amphibians

Concepts, applications, uses and evaluation of environmental enrichment

Authors: Lisa Marie Riley, Paul Edward Rose

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: barriers to enrichment, food-based bias, keeper opinions, taxonomic bias, workshop

2020

Towards more compassionate wildlife research through the 3Rs principles: moving from invasive to non-invasive methods

Authors: Miriam A Zemanova

Publication/Journal: Wildlife Biology

Keywords: 3Rs principles, animal welfare, ecology, reduction, refinement, replacement

2020

Retrospective analysis of elective health examinations as preventative medicine interventions at a zoological collection

Authors: Michelle Barrows, Rowena Killick, Richard Saunders, Stamatios Tahas, Charlotte Day, Kellie Wyatt, Teresa Horspool, Laurie Bingaman Lackey, Jennie Cook

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: diagnostics, veterinary medicine, zoo animals

2017

How much UV-B does my reptile need? The UV-Tool, a guide to the selection of UV lighting for reptiles and amphibians in captivity

Authors: Frances Baines, Joe Chattell, James Dale, Dan Garrick, Iri Gill, Matt Goetz, Tim Skelton, Matt Swatman

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Aquarium Research

Keywords: amphibians, captivity, reptiles, UV lighting

2016

LESSONS FROM A RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS OF A 5-YR PERIOD OF PRESHIPMENT TESTING AT SAN DIEGO ZOO: A RISK-BASED APPROACH TO PRESHIPMENT TESTING MAY BENEFIT ANIMAL WELFARE

Authors: M. Marinkovich, C. Wallace, P. J. Morris, B. Rideout, G. W. Pye

Publication/Journal: Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Keywords: analysis, pathology program, preshipment testing, preventive medicine, risk, transmissible disease, veterinary sciences, zoos

2016

A “How-To” Guide for Designing Judgment Bias Studies to Assess Captive Animal Welfare

Authors: Emily J. Bethell

Publication/Journal: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science

Keywords: animal welfare, judgement bias

2015

Meeting ultraviolet B radiation requirements of amphibians in captivity: A case study with mountain chicken frogs (Leptodactylus fallax) and general recommendations for pre-release health screening

Authors: Benjamin Tapley, Matthew Rendle, Frances M. Baines, Matthias Goetz, Kay S. Bradfield, David Rood, Javier Lopez, Gerardo Garcia, Andrew Routh

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibian, conservation, husbandry, leptodactylus fallax, uv-b

2015

Causes of mortality in anuran amphibians from an ex situ survival assurance colony in Panama

Authors: Allan P. Pessier, Eric J. Baitchman, Paul Crump, Brad Wilson, Edgardo Griffith, Heidi Ross

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: atelopus spp., hypovitaminosis a, metabolic bone disease, parasites, pathology, polycystic kidney disease, skin disease

2014

Challenges with effective nutrient supplementation for amphibians: A review of cricket studies

Authors: Shannon Livingston, Shana R. Lavin, Kathleen Sullivan, Lydia Attard, Eduardo V. Valdes

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: calcium, crickets, dusting, gut-loading, supplementation, vitamin a

2014

Detection of pathogenic Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis using water filtration, animal and bait testing

Authors: Jeffrey Wimsatt, Sanford H. Feldman, Meghan Heffron, Meagan Hammond, Margaret P. Roth Ruehling, Kristine L. Grayson, Joseph C. Mitchell

Publication/Journal: Zoo Biology

Keywords: amphibians, batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, chytridiomycosis, keratin, molecular beacon realtime pcr, water testing

2014

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